East or West, Home is Best

I think for a 3 year old, this saying is true no matter how fun or exciting your vacation was. I, on the other hand, could have easily stayed another week or two. We arrived home safely last night. It was a long day of travel, but definitely worth it for our time away. Austin loved our time in Guam, loved the water, extra time with Daddy, warm weather etc but he was also very excited to come home. Bennett also perked up (after being asleep when we carried him into the house) as soon as we were home- recognizing it as home. Our flights were smooth and fairly on time, though both flights were almost an hour longer each than on the way there. Bennett had a few rough moments, due to being VERY tired and not wanting to be contained, but overall they boys did well. Bennett only slept about an hour of the second flight all day, which led to one tired little boy. Of course they both woke up at 6:40 this morning after finally getting in bed at 11 pm. When we looked out the window this morning...you guessed it. A light dusting of snow. That was about the last thing I wanted to see after being on a tropical island 24 hours earlier. However, I am VERY thankful for our trip and that I had an escape from the weather for a bit.

Austin made friends with this little Japanese boy who sat behind us on our second flight. Despite the language barrier, they had a great time together. They would laugh together, play hide and seek and just run around. He shared his toy bus with Austin. Austin gave him a page from his coloring book. Then the boy gave Austin a lollipop. I think the friendship was sealed with the lollipop. The flight attendant sort of reprimanded us and his mom and we had to get them to tone it down, they were laughing so loudly. But it was fun for us to see Austin make a friend. Here is a shot of them on the plane.